{"id":10452,"date":"2014-06-04T10:37:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T10:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10452"},"modified":"2014-06-04T10:37:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T10:37:37","slug":"world-cup-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/world-cup-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You World Cup Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>It\u2019s all about to (literally) kick off !<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Football fans around the globe are preparing themselves for the excitement, thrills, and emotional roller-coaster that will doubtless be \u00a0the 2014 World Cup.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">England&#8217;s first match (versus Italy) is coming to a living room near you on June 14th, so you have some time to get ready. Here\u2019s a checklist of things you\u2019ll need to be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>World Cup ready<\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Get some blue tack or fridge magnets for <strong>sticking the group charts<\/strong> to the wall\/fridge so you can keep a record of results and \u00a0check game times.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>2.<\/strong> There&#8217;s still time to rent a nice <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/JohnLewis.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>big HD screen<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> to watch the games on.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/johnlewis.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10497\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/johnlewis.gif\" alt=\"johnlewis\" width=\"177\" height=\"42\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/JohnLewis.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">You can get 3% back for your kids at John Lewis!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2F&amp;tag=kidstart-21&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Stock up on flags<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>, kit, rattles and scarves of the team you support so you can make some extra noise when they need you most.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Make sure the kitchen cupboard is full of <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Waitrose.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">yummy snacks<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> so no one has to go and cook dinner\u00a0during those tense penalty shoot outs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/waitrose.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9918\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/waitrose.gif\" alt=\"waitrose\" width=\"246\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Waitrose.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">You can get up to 1.2% back for your kids at Waitrose!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>5. Beer<\/strong>.\u00a0Get your six packs ready!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>6.<\/strong> Take the time to pop into your optician to make sure your spectacles are the right prescription so you don&#8217;t miss a thing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>7.<\/strong> Have some extra <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Homebase.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>fold-away chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> and cushions handy \u00a0for those last minute guests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/homeb.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/homeb.gif\" alt=\"homeb\" width=\"150\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Homebase.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">You can get 1% back for your kids at Homebase!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>8.<\/strong> Have an ample supply of <strong>throat pastilles<\/strong> on hand to soothe the sore throat \u00a0you&#8217;ll have after screaming at the TV for 90 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>9.<\/strong> It goes without saying that every kid in the country will be asking for a new <strong>football, boots and garden goals<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>10.<\/strong> Have you got your <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FIFA\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Sticker album\" href=\"http:\/\/en.stickeralbum.fifa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">World Cup 2014 sticker album yet<\/span><\/a><\/span>?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>11.<\/strong> And you can download the <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Schedule FIFA\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.fifa.com\/mm\/document\/tournament\/competition\/01\/52\/99\/91\/2014fwc_matchschedule_wgroups_22042014_en_neutral.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">match schedule here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><strong>Let&#8217;s hope we see some GOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLS!<\/strong><\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s all about to (literally) kick off ! Football fans around the globe are preparing themselves for the excitement, thrills, and emotional roller-coaster that will doubtless be \u00a0the 2014 World Cup. 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